ZIP 87544 · Los Alamos
Who lives in ZIP code 87544 (Los Alamos, NM): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Los Alamos, NM · Sandoval County
uszips 2026
People13,598
Median age38.6
Household income$138,583
Home value$494,064
Median rent$1,360/mo
Poverty4.0%
College degree+69.3%
Commute12 min
Place
- Metro area
- Albuquerque, NM
- Wider region
- Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Los Alamos, NM
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Density
- 40 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 6,163
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.2% are 65 or older; 79.8% are adults.
Household income
66.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $78,942.
Education (adults 25+)
73.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
18.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 55.4%
- Never married
- 28.6%
- Divorced
- 12.9%
- Widowed
- 3.1%
- Family size
- 2.84
- Dual-income families
- 56.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 67.1%
- Rent burden
- 15.9%
- Men / women
- 53% / 47%
Work
- In labor force
- 68.9%
- Unemployment
- 0.8%
- Self-employed
- 10.0%
- Farmers
- 0.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 36.2%
- Veterans
- 5.9%
- With a disability
- 9.9%
- No health insurance
- 3.3%
- Limited English
- 3.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.